“Insanlar mücadeleleriyle varolurlar“. Zeynep Gambetti, a scholar of Kurdish politics, found this comment inscribed in the visitors’ book at the Diyarbakir Art Centre’s exhibit of photographer Ami Vitale’s Kashmir photos. The phrase roughly translates as; “people come into existence through their struggles“. The struggle to “ensure the equal rights of men and women to enjoy all economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights” has indeed defined the existence of many ethnically Kurdish women in Diyarbakir and, more generally, in the south-eastern region of Turkey. The obstacles in this struggle for equality are manifold. While the efforts of Kurdish women in Turkey to overcome these obstacles have been remarkable, there is still considerable progress to be made.
Ce concours vise à mettre en valeur les photos amateurs qui rompent avec certaines idées convenues sur les femmes du bassin méditerranéen. De l’ordinaire à l’insolite, des femmes expriment leur originalité, leur liberté d'être malgré les rôles dans lesquels on veut les maintenir. Avec ce concours, le Fonds pour les Femmes en Méditerranée veut les rendre visibles et les mettre ainsi à l’honneur.
